Home / 75,227.71-103,812.76-41,236.27

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 75,227.71, 103,812.76 and 41,236.27

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 75,227.71, 103,812.76 and 41,236.27 is: 56,905.24

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    75,227.71 : 103,812.76 = 41,236.27 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    75,227.71/103,812.76 = 41,236.27/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    75,227.71x = 103,812.76 × 41,236.27
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    75,227.71x = 4,280,851,000.81
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 4,280,851,000.81/75,227.71
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 56,905.24

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.